Spirits are clearly running high as the newly-returned federal Coalition government and similarly-returned Labor opposition settle on their respective frontbenches.
And Health Minister Greg Hunt decided to celebrate the appointment of Shadow Health Minister Chris Bowen by criticising his record with a Twitter slam.
Unfortunately he seems to have crowdsourced his wit, which did not go unnoticed by the target of his ire:
Thanks for the congrats Greg. But a little hint: it’s best to delete the “what about” before cutting and pasting a tweet suggested by your staff. pic.twitter.com/5Y79DBBqL6
— Chris Bowen (@Bowenchris) June 2, 2019
Hunt deleted and reposted his tweet with the telltale “what about” deleted, but not before screenshots were taken and spread around the Twitters.
It’s not the first time that Greg showed how tricky Twitter can be. In December 2017 his account “liked” a porn tweet, which led to immediate claims that his account was hacked. Which the Australian Federal Police said wasn’t the case.
Still, it’s a good thing that Hunt is Health Minister. He’ll definitely need to access medical attention after that sick burn.